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All-Star break to offer Kings chance to heal injuries
By Scott Howard-Cooper - Bee Staff Writer
Last Updated 6:18 am PST Thursday, February 15, 2007
The Kings reach the All-Star break today, getting five days off to rest, recover and, not to be forgotten, remind.
They never said, after all, that Brad Miller would be back Tuesday against the Boston Celtics at Arco Arena for the start of the unofficial second half of the season. The statement was that he would be re-evaluated after the break, and the possibility remained Wednesday that the foot problem would cost him games next week.
Miller has missed three games because of tissue inflammation in his left foot. An updated timetable for his projected return is expected after this weekend.
His forced rest comes as the Kings hope the schedule-mandated vacation will be a particular R&R benefit for Kevin Martin. He has been playing with a sore left thumb and a sore right middle finger.
"I'm probably looking forward to it more than any other player in the league," the starting shooting guard said of the All-Star break. "I'm not touching a ball. I'm not even looking at a ball."
The Kings are scheduled to reconvene Monday night for practice.
Farewell, perhaps -- Wednesday marked the Kings' final scheduled visit to Oklahoma City, with the Hornets set to return to New Orleans full time in 2007-08 after two seasons of virtual relocation following Hurricane Katrina.
The team will play in Louisiana just six times this season, including the Kings' visit there Jan. 26. Counting the exhibition game in Reno, the teams will play in four locations in 2006-07 alone, after meeting another time in Norman, Okla., last January.
The Kings were the opponent for the first regular-season game in Oklahoma City, on Nov. 1, 2005. In the time since, the city has drawn praise from the league for supporting a team without any connection before the storm forced the Hornets from New Orleans.
"Passionate," said Kings coach Eric Musselman, who coached in the Continental Basketball Association when the Oklahoma City affiliate played across the street from the Ford Center. "You go into the health club here, people are so nice. The same when you go to a restaurant. People love the NBA here. It's kind of nice to see."
The relationship might continue, albeit with a break. The possibility remains that the Seattle SuperSonics, owned by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett, will relocate if the team cannot get an arena built in the Seattle suburb of Renton.
About the writer: The Bee's Scott Howard-Cooper can be reached at showard-cooper@sacbee.com.
All-Star break to offer Kings chance to heal injuries
By Scott Howard-Cooper - Bee Staff Writer
Last Updated 6:18 am PST Thursday, February 15, 2007
The Kings reach the All-Star break today, getting five days off to rest, recover and, not to be forgotten, remind.
They never said, after all, that Brad Miller would be back Tuesday against the Boston Celtics at Arco Arena for the start of the unofficial second half of the season. The statement was that he would be re-evaluated after the break, and the possibility remained Wednesday that the foot problem would cost him games next week.
Miller has missed three games because of tissue inflammation in his left foot. An updated timetable for his projected return is expected after this weekend.
His forced rest comes as the Kings hope the schedule-mandated vacation will be a particular R&R benefit for Kevin Martin. He has been playing with a sore left thumb and a sore right middle finger.
"I'm probably looking forward to it more than any other player in the league," the starting shooting guard said of the All-Star break. "I'm not touching a ball. I'm not even looking at a ball."
The Kings are scheduled to reconvene Monday night for practice.
Farewell, perhaps -- Wednesday marked the Kings' final scheduled visit to Oklahoma City, with the Hornets set to return to New Orleans full time in 2007-08 after two seasons of virtual relocation following Hurricane Katrina.
The team will play in Louisiana just six times this season, including the Kings' visit there Jan. 26. Counting the exhibition game in Reno, the teams will play in four locations in 2006-07 alone, after meeting another time in Norman, Okla., last January.
The Kings were the opponent for the first regular-season game in Oklahoma City, on Nov. 1, 2005. In the time since, the city has drawn praise from the league for supporting a team without any connection before the storm forced the Hornets from New Orleans.
"Passionate," said Kings coach Eric Musselman, who coached in the Continental Basketball Association when the Oklahoma City affiliate played across the street from the Ford Center. "You go into the health club here, people are so nice. The same when you go to a restaurant. People love the NBA here. It's kind of nice to see."
The relationship might continue, albeit with a break. The possibility remains that the Seattle SuperSonics, owned by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett, will relocate if the team cannot get an arena built in the Seattle suburb of Renton.
About the writer: The Bee's Scott Howard-Cooper can be reached at showard-cooper@sacbee.com.
